St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-15
DAKOTA FARMERS.
Interesting Facts Brought Out at
the Meeting Of tie Alliance Yes

Interesting Facts Brought Out at
the Meeting Of tie Alliance Yes
terday.
Special to the Globe
Huron, Oak, Dee. 14.-FOilOwing tie
appointment of commit, e; Oh distribu-
ton. resolutions, finances, constitution,
agricultural college and transportation,
the Secretary'S report was given. The
whole number of ALLAN cCS organized
and chartered since the last annual
meeting was 2l4, of which 1876 are local,
and IS county, or districts, as follows:
Sanborn, Minnehaha, Sphinx, Pembina,
Hyde. Brown, Lincoln, DickeY, Cod
ingtOn. Nelson. Lake. Brule, Miner,
Hand, Trail, Turner and Potter cOun-
ties. The organization covers IS cOun-
ties. PemDina leads with n local alli-
anceS. Minnehaha l., Grant II. Lake
l.. Dickey II. Brown 10, Turner II.
The whole number Of alliances is 4GS;
total membership, about 11,000: semi
annual reports received, 100. The re-
port shows a great saving to farmers on
purchased articles. The direct saving
10 the large number of alliances
has been from $500 TO $1,000.
Reports from nearly all show
a reduction on machinery from
90 to30 per cent, on wire from 8 to
cents per pound. on coal, from 81 TO S3
per ton. Many thousand dollars have
been saved by farmers elevators and
ware houses. p. 4. johnson. secretary
of the Lake County alliance. says that
By this competition saving of about )
cents per bushel on gram has been
given the farmers Of that comfy on this
years crop, aEgregating 5000 on coal,
and twine and machinery 5000. q total
of $500 for Lake county. Reports
from local alliances occupied the
greater portion of the morning session.
This is sample report. Jt comes from
Farmers Cooperative association or
Eanized hy the alliance at St. Olif, and
is the business for only sixty days. The
total numberOf bushels OF wheat bought
was 1J.5S2: net profits on the same. $3.50: :
flax bought. II, 10 bushels: net profits,
$500: profit Oh feed and grain. 81. $50:
profit Oh sale of 1Our car loads
of coal, $50, making grand
total. sof Sl,41U: ScXpenseS. 1925,
leaving a balance in favor OF the asSOci-
alton Of $3.50. The discussion of the re-
port Of the committee Oh hail insurance
was very spirited. The cyclone clause
was abolished and class added cover
ing Insurance for standing grain and
grain in shock. Members sustaining
losses to their crops by hail shall be en-
titled 10 compensation. where the loss
is entire 10 the full amount insured, and
for partial losses the due proportion
thereof: but in no case shall he be in
sured for mere than the following:
Wheat. s.: oats, $3.50: corn, 81; rye.
S6.50: barley, $50: flax, -. There is
no deduction for harvesting. threshing
or marketing. The alliance has
been in executive session all aft
ernOcn. The Horticultural society and
alliance held joint session in the even
ing. The following officers were elected
by the Horticultural society this after
noon: President, +. Deball. of Sioux
Falls: vice President. e.. ii. Whiting, of
EsmOnd: secretary, l'rof. G.. \. keffer.
OF Br0Okings: treasurer, Oliver Gibbs,
Jr. of Ramsey: director for North Da
kOta, William ClausGn, of Bismarck:
fer South Dakota. II. {. Warren, OF
ForeStburg: director at large. AlOnZO
Wardell. of TwinbrOokS: legislative
committee. f. Deball and Il. j. Wells,
of Sioux Falls, !. r. POrterfeld. of
Mitchell. y. Wardell, of TwinbroOks,
anu Augustine Davis, of Huron.
TIE GARY MEETING.
Special to the Globe
GARY. ID. T., Dec IA Farmers
institute commenced a three days
session in this city to-day. and is well
attended. There are speakers from
abroad and persons present from four
counties who make the meeting Of inter-
est and benefit.